I like it. Yet at the same time I might have written it slightly different instead of making the reader supply the missing article. But then I suppose it wouldn't be a brain teaser if it wasn't slightly twisted.

Shadow and Shakespeare, I was thinking about how we often pat ourselves on the back for giving. However, there are many instances where giving is a pleasure. For example, if you love to cook, then cooking a big meal for people is giving, yes, but it adds as much to you as it does them. It's very easy. Are we so eager to give when it's hard? When it costs us? That's what I'm talking about. If we give in that situation, we really do deserve praise. That kind of giving is much more rare.

Tabitha, yes, I agree. If we give when it's hard, then the world is truly better.

Walking Man, it's probably a fault, but I do like readers to have to work some for the meaning.

Oddyoddyo13, thank you for the compliment!

Charles, yes, I was working on a post on the train, and as my stop approached, I had to scramble. I mistakenly posted it for like 15 seconds, but the damn thing doesn't come off the feedreaders. Grrrr.